Chaetognatha, Thaliacea, Euphausiacea and Pelagic Polychaeta in the Colombian Pacific Ocean During Two Periods in 1996 (La Niña) and Two Periods in 1997 (El Niño)

• Main Authors: Carvajal Pinilla, Luis Alexander, Vergara Castillo, Carlos Fernando, López Peralta, Raúl Hernando
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Militar Nueva Granada 2016
• Subjects: Zooplankton; El Niño; La Niña; Colombian Pacific; Pacific; Thalia; Arctic
• Online Access: http://revistas.unimilitar.edu.co/index.php/rfcb/article/view/2129; https://doi.org/10.18359/rfcb.2129

The distribution and abundance of four zooplanktonic groups were evaluated over the periods June and October 1996 (La Niña: LN) and May and December 1997 (El Niño: EN). Their order of abundance was: chaetognaths, thaliaceans, euphausids and planktonic polychaetes. The most important genera were: Sag...